What we’re about
YALLA ARABI is a free EDUCATIONAL Arabic language and culture meetup group that serves the San Francisco and East Bay area.
NO ARABIC LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. Everyone is welcome! Ahlan Wa Sahlan!
We invite people from ALL backgrounds and ALL levels of Arabic experience to participate. We learn Arabic in fun, interactive and supportive ways by using collaborative activities and instructor-led exercises. We also watch Arabic films, eat at Arabic restaurants and attend Arab cultural events.
We heartily welcome advanced and native Arabic speakers to assist us with the Arabic learning activities. If you are interested in volunteering or doing a language trade to improve your English while improving our Arabic, please post a comment on our Yalla Arabi Facebook wall or here on our meetup page.
Pens and notepads are encouraged! Our meetups take place in host homes and public venues. Take a look at our varied history of meetup events!
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FYI....THIS IS NOT A DATING WEB SITE.
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PRIVATE ARABIC TUTOR: Hassan Al Nawar is a native Arabic speaker from Iraq with an Associate of Arts degree in Arabic Literature from Baghdad University (his B.S degree is in Physics). Hassan has over 7 years of experience teaching Arabic and currently tutors Arabic language students for the Monterey Language Institute. He has an excellent command of classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Iraqi dialect. Hassan can help you improve your ability to speak, read and write Arabic with one-on-one tutoring sessions. If you’re interested in tutoring, contact Hassan at [email protected]
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FREE ONLINE ARABIC LEARNING RESOURCE
http://www.194eleven.net/arabic/
Sign up for daily emails and get your Arabic word of the day here. You may have to sign up TWICE to regularly receive the daily word.
http://www.transparent.com/word-of-the-day/...
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People can learn Arabic by talking to Syrian refugees via this resource: https://natakallam.com/
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Arabic language resources:
https://tutorful.co.uk/blog/a-guide-on-learning-arabic-expert-tips-and-toolshttp://www.livingarabic.com/index.html
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PLEASE SUPPORT THIS MEETUP AND OUR FREE ARAB FILM SCREENINGS AT BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE WITH A DONATION:
GO TO https://arabfilminstitute.org/donate/ AND CHOOSE BCC FILM SERIES OR PayPal.Me/payfai to help me pay for the meetup dues. Alf Shukr!!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Weekly Arabic Conversation and reading. Easy Arabic Reader / Elections articleLink visible for attendees
أهلاً وسهلاً
Every Thursday 6 PM PDT 8 PM CST or 9 pm EST
We often go into conversation but can try reading texts as a jumping off point.
Besides the story from the reader ( following) we can also read the following article from Ramy's Easyarabicnews site describing the American electoral system. Useful vocabulary these days!
تعرف على نظام الانتخابات الأمريكية - الأَخْبَارُ العَرَبِيَّةُ السَّهْلَةُ - تقرير خاصAnd another week of reading from the Ali Baba story ( A modern update at a fairly easy reading level. You can listen to the audio file to help... If you are just coming in, we can catch you up.
Text links are below.
A Modern Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AJcozN50RKIXdZG46OpgxvKrFfjHEyMf/view?usp=drive_link
Ali Baba audio files:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1A4ImnTbihgeEoGVCQ2mS4TOMLXzXoFUs?usp=drive_linkWe are open to suggestions for what to read or do during future groups.
We have various people show up every week from relative newcomers to native speakers. Our goal is to develop a regular group of people at a lower intermediate level and above .. Who can have a basic conversation ( even if not fully fluent). We are supportive and can help if you have difficulty getting an idea across.
Zoom link available if you RSVP
